John Leverett

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John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
military leader
person
politician
allegiance Massachusetts Bay Colony
associatedWith Massachusetts Council of Assistants
Massachusetts General Court
birthPlace England
birthYear 1616
burialPlace King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
child Hudson Leverett
citizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
conflict King Philip's War
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
deathYear 1679
education possibly attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge
era 17th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Leverett NERFINISHED
givenName John
governedTerritory Massachusetts Bay Colony
involvedIn defense of Massachusetts Bay Colony frontiers
relations with Native American tribes in New England
languageSpoken English
legalStatus colonial magistrate
militaryBranch Massachusetts colonial militia
militaryRank major general
notableEvent oversaw Massachusetts Bay Colony during King Philip's War
notableFor leadership during King Philip's War
occupation colonial governor
merchant
soldier
participatedIn English Civil War
positionHeld Assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
Deputy Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court
precededBy Richard Bellingham
relative Thomas Leverett
religion Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
spouse Hannah Hudson
Sarah Sedgwick
succeededBy Simon Bradstreet
termEnd 1679
termStart 1673

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
King Philip's War
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